Motor-car



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. E. VERSTRABTB.

MOTOR. GAR.

Patented oct. 21, '1890.

' (NofModel.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

E. VERSTRAETE.

MOTOR GAR.

Patented 001;. 21, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDMOND VERSTRAETE, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

MOTO R-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 438,719, dated October21, 1890.

Application tiled November 13, 1889. Serial No. 330,149. (No model.) i

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDMOND VERsTEAETE, of the city of St. Louis, in theState of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inMotor-Cars, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to certain improvements in motor or power cars forstreet-railways and the like; and it consists in features of novelty,hereinafter fully described, and pointed'out in the claims.

Figure I is a top or plan view with the body 'of the car removed. Fig.II is a side elevation. Fig. III is a vertical longitudinal sectiontaken on line III III, Fig. I. Fig. IV is a vertical transverse sectiontaken on line IV IV, Fig. I. Fig. Visalongitudinalsection of the bottomof the motor-truck.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents an outside frame, upon which isplaced and to which is secured the body of the car. (Not This frame isconnected to and supported by the axles of the track-wheels 2 by the useof suitable pedestals and boxes 3, as usual.

4 represents an inside frame, consisting of upper side bars 5, lowerside bars 6, upper end bars 7, and lower end bars 8. This frame issecured to and supported by the axles of the track-wheels by means ofsuitable pedestals 9 and boxes 10. There is no connection between theframes v1 and 4, so that the rise and fall of the frame 1 underdifferent weights which it maybe carrying has no effect whatever uponthe frame 4. The frame 4 carries the electrical motors 11, which aresuitably mounted therein and geared, as usual, to the axles of thetrack-wheels. Ihave shown one of the motors removed in Fig. III. Theyare both shown in Fig. I. Now as there is no connection between theframes 1 and 4, the position of these motors are not affected by thedifferent elevations assumed by the frame l, and their operation is thusgreatly improved.

I have shown the inner ends of the motors supported on bars 12,connected by straps 13 to the frame 4, and I prefer to place rubber orother anti-rattlin g strips 14 between the bars and motors. (See Fig.III.) The frame 4 is inclosed by side and end plates 15, secured to theupper and lower bars of the frame for the purpose of excluding dirt andmud from the motors, and the frame is also provided with a bottom 16.(See Figs. III and V.) One or both of the sides of the frame areprovided with doors 17, (see Fig. IL) through which access may be had tothe motors, and the bott-om 16 is made in sections, as illustrated bestin Fig. V, which may be moved one over the other in either direction toallow access to the motors from beneath the car. The bottom ispreferably supported on anges 6 on thelower side bar 6, and are heldfrom upward displacement by strips 17. (See Fig. IV.)

1S represents the brake-levers connected to the brake-shoe beams 19, andto the upper ends of which rods 20 are made fast, and which extend tobars 21, (see Fig. 1,) located on each side of a centralbar 22, pivotedat 23 to a cross-strip 24 on the frame 4. (See Fig. III.) The rods ofthe levers of one end of the car pass to the bar21, the farthest fromthat end of the car, and the same is true of the rods of the levers ofthe other end of the car. (See Fig. I.)

25 represents part of the rods connecting the outer ends of the bar 22to the brake-applying power. (Not shown.) The bar 22 is provided withrollers 26 near its pivot, which bear against the bars 21, and it willthus be seen that by moving the bar 22 on its pivot the brakes will beapplied.

To prevent rocking of the car-body when the car is in motion, I connectit by means of spring-rods 27 to perforated projections 28 on themotors. (See Figs. I and III.) Any tendency of the car-body to rockwhile passing over uneven tracks will be counteracted to a great extentat least by these spring-rods.

30 represents the detlector or cow-catcher, which is secured to theframe 4, and is not therefore affected by the changes in the elevationof the car-body.

The brake-beams 19 are carried by the frame 4, so that the action of theshoes on the wheels is not affected by the rise and fall of the car-bodyand itslframe.

I claim as my invention-n 1. In a car, a frame mounted on pedestals IOCindependently of and approximately of the' length of the body-frame andadapted to carry a motor or motors, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

2. In a ear, :tn inelosed frame mounted independently of and on axles ateach end of the body-frame and adapted to carry@ motor or motors,substantially its and for the purpose set forth 3. In at ear, an nelosedframe mounted ndependently of the bodyfrzune and adapted to Carry themotor or motors and a. sectional

